Tile set by hand.
Built to outlast
the house.
For three decades, Michael Davison has set the tile and stone behind the North Valley’s best bathrooms and kitchens — the millimeter-true grout lines designers and builders call him back for.
One trade, done to a standard most installers skip.
Bathrooms and kitchens are where we live, but the scope runs from a single failed shower to a whole-home build with a designer at the table.
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Bathroom & kitchen remodels
The work we are known for. Full tile and stone scope for the rooms that decide a home’s value — managed start to finish with the trades we trust.
- Walk-in & curbless showers
- Heated & large-format floors
- Backsplashes & feature walls
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Tile installation
Porcelain, ceramic, glass mosaic, marble, slate, quarry — set dead-level with grout lines you could measure with a caliper.
- Large-format & gauged porcelain
- Herringbone, chevron & custom layouts
- Niches, curbs & waterproofing
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Stone & countertops
Custom stone and tile countertops, fabrication and setting — natural stone handled with the patience it demands.
- Custom & tile countertops
- Natural stone install
- Fireplace surrounds
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Custom showers
Waterproofed and pitched correctly the first time. The kind of shower that still looks new in fifteen years.
- Curbless & linear-drain
- Steam-ready assemblies
- Bench & niche detailing
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Tile design & layout
Pattern, transitions and layout worked out on paper and on the wall before a single tile is cut — so the result reads on purpose.
- Layout & dry-lay planning
- Pattern & transition design
- Designer & GC collaboration
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Tile & grout repair
Cracked tile, failed grout, a shower that leaks. Honest repair when repair is right — and a straight answer when it isn’t.
- Crack & re-set repair
- Re-grout & re-seal
- Leak diagnosis
Proof, not promises.
The same person who quotes your job is the one who sets the tile.
No rotating crew, no subbed-out finish work. Mike has been setting tile in the desert since 1995, and the way it gets done hasn’t changed: plan it, lay it out, set it true, leave it clean.
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Walk the space
Mike comes out, looks at the room and the substrate, and tells you straight what the job actually needs — not what sells.
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Lay it out
Pattern, transitions and grout lines are planned and dry-laid before anything is set, so the layout reads on purpose.
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Set it true
Waterproofed, pitched and set dead-level by the same hands every day. No rotating crew, no shortcuts behind the tile.
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Leave it clean
Grouted, sealed, and walked with you before we call it done. Built to still look new long after the remodel.
The people who hire tile setters for a living keep hiring this one.
I have worked with Southwestern Tile for the past 13 years and can honestly say that Mike Davison is the best installer I have ever met.
The floor tile work was excellent, with real attention to detail. My design included a herringbone pattern for the bathrooms and the fireplace — the pattern came out beautiful.
I’ve contracted with Southwestern Tile Installations for two jobs and have been extremely happy with the work they have done.
Rooted in the North Valley.
Based in Cave Creek and working across the communities we know best. If your home is nearby and not on the list, call and ask.
- Cave Creek
- Carefree
- Scottsdale
- North Scottsdale
- North Phoenix
- Greater Phoenix
Planning a remodel? Start with the tile.
Tell Mike about your project and get a straight, no-pressure conversation about what it takes to do it right.